Amusement device



Jam. 23, 934.. D. E. TAYLOR 9 7 AMUSEMENT DEVICE Filed April 21, 1933if? A which are made in are designed when UNETE STATES PATENT ()FFIC'EAMUSEMENT DEVICE Daniel Everett Taylor, Willimantic, Conn. ApplicationApril 21, 1933. Serial No. 667,156

1 Claim.

This invention relates to the type of devices the shape of pistols andthat operated to project a harmless missile that supplies its ownpropelling force.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich is inexpensive to make and simple to use,

is durable and attractive, and

which will afford juveniles and adults means for enjoyable games orpastime competitions.

The embodiment of the invention illustrated has a body approximating theshape of an automatic pistol. Pivoted near the top at the back of thebarrel section of the body is a member that has one or more rotatory oroscillatory firing pins.

The missile which is used with the device is an elastic band, and it isstretched from the muzzle end of the barrel section of the body over afiring pin. Pivotally attached to and conforming to an extent to therear edge of the grip is a hand piece, the upper end of which is shapedto provide a sear that when the device is loaded engages the firing pinmember and holds a firing pin in cocked of the missile.

position, that is, with the pin over hich the missile is stretched underthe tension A spring normally thrusts the hand piece backward withrelation to the grip.

When the hand piece is pressed forward by the palm of the hand of theuser as he squeezes the grip, the sear is member and the allowed toswing disengaged from the firing pin pin which holds the missile isforward and liberate the tense missile.

form of the device firing, that is, with the missile under tension.

Fig. 2 shows a vertical section through the grip section of the body.

Fig. 3 is a view looking toward the rear of the grip.

Fig. 4 is a section across the grip on the dotted line 4.4 on Fig. 2

outline of a pistol with The body, preferably having the conventionalgrip 1 and barrel 2 may be made of wood, composition or metal asdesired.

In the preferred form of the device illustrated the firing pin member 3has four firing pins 4 that project at approximately right angles toeach other. pin 5 in a mortise rel section, in such This member isrotatably held by a pivot 6 in the rear end of the barposition that oneof the pins projects upward above the top of the barrel section.

In this form the rear edge of the grip secon has a mortise 7 and in thismortise is the hand When the elastic missile 12 is stretched from themuzzle of the barrel over the upwardly projecting pin, the elements areretained in that relation by the engagement of the sear with theforwardly extending pin. A light pressure against the hand piece, as asqueeze of the hand holding the grip, releases the sear from theforwardly projecting pin and allows the upwardly proforward so that themisproject itself with considerable force. As this occurs the pin overwhich the missile was stretched turns into engagement with the searleaving the following pin extending upward in position to receiveanother band. With this form which has the revolving firing pin memberthere is alwaysone upwardly extending pin for receiving the missile andone forwardly extending pin engaged by the sear at the upper end of thehand piece.

A squeeze on the grip presses the hand piece forward and causes the searto release the firing pin and allow it to rotate forward under thetension of the missile. As the forward end of the missile is looped overthe end of the barrel, from which it can readily escape, and the firingpin accuracy may be attained when shooting at a target or other object.The device is inexpensive to manufacture and may be used by children inplaying games, as the missile although projected with considerablevelocity by its own inherent elasticity, is harmless, and it also can beused by older persons in games of competition.

The invention claimed is:

An amusement device which comprises a barrel having a slot in its rearend, a grip extending angularlv from the rear end of the barrel andhaving in its back edge a mortice that communicates with the slot in thebarrel, a member rotatably mounted in the slot in the barrel, saidmember having a plurality of radially extending arms that successivelyproject above the barrel and are adapted to receive, as said member isrotated, a loop of an elastic missile, a hand piece located in the mortice in the grip with its lower and causing the upper end of the handpiece to end pivoted to the lower end of the grip and its extend intothe path of and engage said arms, upper end movable into and out of thepath of inward pressure on said hand piece moving its the arms of therotatable member, and a spring upper end from the path of and permittingthe 5 fastened in the grip mortice and normally pressarms to rotate. 8

ing the hand piece outward from the grip mortice DANIEL EVERETT TAYLOR,

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